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Please join us in welcoming Jen Hall to the team!👋🏻 Jen joins us with over four years’ experience recruiting across the commerce and financial services sectors in Melbourne, Australia! She’s joined Equifind to help grow our TMT offering — partnering with businesses across the Technology, Media, and Telecoms space. Jen will be focusing on interim qualified finance roles, ranging from Financial Accountants and FP&A Analysts, through to senior leadership positions including Financial Controllers, Heads of Finance, Finance Directors, and CFOs. We’re thrilled to have you with us, Jen — can’t wait to see you grow and make your mark! Luke O'Neill Henry Morse Ross McCrindle Caroline King née Copley Harry Dickensson Louis Clissold Jessica King Jessica McCrindle

Equifind US-UK market update # Asset Management Easter is fast approaching; there have been significant swings in the stock markets, but there are multiple green shoots and positive signs in the asset management recruitment market in both the UK and the US. UK private equity has a great deal to consider at present, including US tariffs, taxation, and economic uncertainty. However, this may represent a case of the glass being half empty or half full. Grant Thornton estimates UK uninvested private equity capital at £178 billion and expects this to be invested over the next three to five years. Globally, uninvested funds are significantly higher, with estimates starting at £500 billion. Many private equity funds are holding assets that they need to sell in order to realise cash for their investors, while others are seeking to acquire undervalued assets. There has, of course, been a reported private equity brain drain from the UK to lower-tax environments such as Dubai. However, another emerging trend is the proliferation of ‘spin-outs’ from established private equity firms into new startup funds. This trend is generating significant employment opportunities in the UK. Private equity firms continue to seek qualified accountants. Chancellor Reeves has acknowledged the role of private equity in promoting economic growth and wealth creation. The government has recently announced an industry review aimed at simplifying the post-Brexit regulatory regime. This review will apply to both private equity and hedge funds with assets in the £100 million to £5 billion range, a development that is perceived as highly positive by the industry. Many US asset managers have continued to pursue recruitment on the US East Coast and in London; these regions have experienced significant growth throughout the first quarter of 2025. Blackstone has recently raised a €9.8 billion European real estate fund—the largest ever EU real estate fund—demonstrating confidence in a robust recovery for the sector. The relationship between the US and the UK remains especially strong and remarkably close...